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age grade

age grade noun: an organized, culturally defined social category of people with membership based on age; in some societies it is entered automatically when one reaches a certain age, while in others it is entered through an initiation rite and/or the payment of a fee.

Noun

age grade (plural age grades)

  1. An organized, culturally defined social category of people with membership based on age; in some societies it is entered automatically when one reaches a certain age, while in others it is entered through an initiation rite and/or the payment of a fee.

Forms of age grade

pluralage grades

Questions about age grade

What does age grade mean?
Age grade means an organized, culturally defined social category of people with membership based on age; in some societies it is entered automatically when one reaches a certain age, while in others it is entered through an initiation rite and/or the payment of a fee.
What part of speech is age grade?
Age grade is a noun.
What is the plural of age grade?
The plural of age grade is age grades.

Words near age grade in the dictionary

  1. age fright
  2. age gap
  3. age gaps
  4. age gate
  5. age gates
  6. age grade
  7. age grades
  8. age group
  9. age groups
  10. age identities
  11. age identity

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